101 things to do in 1001 days
start date: May 13, 2008
end date: February 7, 2011
start date: May 13, 2008
end date: February 7, 2011
In an effort to find myself...to recognize that I'm doing more than just sitting at home with the kids all day, (and to make myself do more than just sit home with the kids all day) I'm beginning a list. A list of 101 things to accomplish in 1001 days. This is not my life list of things I want to do before I die, but just a list of things to do to feel better about myself. A list of things I need to stop putting off until tomorrow.
Bringing Sexy Back
1. Buy an impractical pair of shoes just because I love them
2. Get an expensive haircut
3. Get a pedicure
4. Develop a better skin care routine and stick to it for a month
5. Paint and take care of my fingernails for one month
6. Fit into 1 item from my box of skinny clothes
7. Whiten my teeth
8. Get myself some new PJ’s (sometime other than Christmas)
9. Find my retainer and wear it every night for a month
10. Acquire some new jewelry
11. Buy some cute workout clothes
Going Green
12. Change the majority of the light bulbs in the house to CFL’s
13. Put a soda bottle in each toilet tank so save water
14. Cook an entirely organic meal
15. Plant sweet peas
16. Buy produce at a farmers market
Releasing My Inner Domestic Diva
17. Finish my Heart Crazies quilt that I started in college
18. Sew myself something to wear
19. Cook a new food every day for a week
20. Learn to bake bread
21. Fold laundry immediately after I take it out of the dryer for a whole month
22. Decorate Parker and Reid's room
The Crazies
23. Make each kid a new costume for the costume box (sometime other than Halloween)
24. Go to Chuck E. Cheese (or something like it) for no reason at all
25. Get out of the house with the kids everyday for one week
26. Buy something from the ice cream man
27. Take the kids to Disneyland
28. Build an awesome fort
29. Teach the kids to write their names
30. Make my kids a chore chart
31. Throw a party for no reason
32. Plan a monthly craft / activity (out of the norm)
Just For Fun
33. Paint a wall orange
34. Learn to play a new song on the piano
35. Host at least 5 parties (for any occasion)
36. Get away with Spencer
37. Go to a concert
38. Buy myself flowers
39. Get pillows for my bed
40. See a movie by myself
41. Go camping…include s’mores
42. Start my business
43. Go roller skating
44. Go see a guy movie with Spence
45. Relearn a song on my guitar
46. Call in and vote for my favorite American Idol
47. Buy something from a thrift store
48. Get something new for my kitchen table
49. Go antique shopping
50. Wear a costume somewhere
51. Perform something (I'm not sure what just yet)
52. Apply for a writing job
The Good Word
53. Teach the kids a new primary song
54. Share church material...a Book of Mormon, a pass along card, a video...whatever
55. Attend a convert baptism
56. Make a non-member friend
57. Keep a scripture journal everyday for a week
58. Read the Book of Mormon
59. Say an entire prayer of gratitude
60. Get a new temple dress
61. Study my patriarchal blessing
62. Read the Doctrine and Covenants
Just Act Natural; things I should have been doing already
63. Revisit a budget
64. Make a food storage plan and get started
65. Do the dishes every night for a week without complaining or asking for acknowledgement
66. Go a whole day with no TV (weekday)
67. Try a totally new food
68. Read a book
69. Learn all the functions on my camera
70. Make my bed everyday for a month
71. Attend at least 5 community events (workshop, recitals, classes, lectures, seminars, etc)
72. Get rid of some toys
73. Re-organize my files of magazine clippings
Scatter Sunshine
74. Take the boys to visit a nursing home
75. Run a 5K for a cause
76. Call Grandma 4 times.
77. Write notes to 10 people I admire
78. Write a missionary
79. Call 5 old friends
80. Send Christmas cards
81. Send a birthday card to every niece and nephew
82. Bake cupcakes for some one
83. Touch base with my brothers at least every other month (or 6 times a year)
84. Volunteer in the classroom (Parker will be in school by the time I'm finished with this)
85. Send homemade Valentine’s to people I love
86. Make a calendar of birthdays I should remember (and remember them)
87. Go 3 whole days with no negativity (not necessarily in a row)
For The Health Of It
88. Run a half marathon
89. Eat 3 servings of vegetables everyday for two weeks
90. Floss everyday for a month
91. Stay off the scale for a month
92. Go 3 weeks with no sweets (3 weeks in 1 week intervals)
93. Visit the dentist
94. Get a physical
Memory Lane
95. Get a family picture taken
96. Organize my pictures in something other than a card board box
97. Find a candy that reminds me of childhood and enjoy it with the crazies
98. Finish two blog books
99. Scan in pictures from an old family album
100. Download 10 songs that bring back fun memories
Proof
101. Document this list...include pictures
***I have the right to interpret anything on my list how I choose.
12 comments:
I have to pull up a separate page again so I can comment along the way. This is so fun. I LOVE your header. LOVE it.
So do you mind if I first mention the ones I've also had on my mind lately?
The retainer-I was so motivated to do this a few months ago-started-and left it at my parents house. (I hope-if its not there, I don't know where it is.) Just this MORNING I was thinking I've got to do this and the teeth whitener before August. I think we have an upcoming wedding in the fam.
I've heard about the water bottle thing only using a brick. I'd be interested to know how it works for you.
In the last week I've been thinking that I really need to learn how to make my mother's rolls!
Oh, I should REALLY try to do your #21-the laundry folding. That would instantly improve the quality of life in this household.
Love your #32-monthly craft. Go girl-#36! 42-WAHOOO AH!! I went to an antique store for the FIRST time this past weekend and went nuts. AH. Seriously awesome.
KATIE. I'm trying to learn the functions on my camera! After an experience last night (that I just wrote a mini post about) I decided I might even be able to make myself read the darn manual!
I so love your homemade Valentine idea. I've intended to do that for years-even purchasing stuff for it!!
I love your list. I think its great that you're sharing it. After my little health scare I've been thinking of a list I made in HS-a list to do before I die. I've actually been able to do some. But I was thinking that I should revisit it and make sure I do some specific ones this year.
You can bet I'll be checking back. What a grand idea.
This is such a great idea! I can't wait to see your progress on it! Maybe after I'm released from YW and not doing Personal Progress anymore I'll have to give it a shot--you're right, much more fun than Personal Progress.
And the fold laundry goal... I SO need to do that one. I have 2 loads that need to be folded and have NO motivation to do it!
This is a great list. I might have to copy your idea and even some of the items. I'm not sure I'm brave enough to post it though (it's the whole embarrassment thing).
Your idea of a party for no reason is great. Of course you won't remember it but when you and Michael were in school and Jeff was the only one home, he and I would do that on occasion. I even went so far as to have a few cheap gifts stashed in my closet and I'd wrap them up and have a real party.
Several years ago when I was RS president, we put together a program with the same idea. It was all service oriented...service to the family, ward, neighborhood, and community. It was really motivating to me and I loved feeling like I was making improvements and accomplishing worthwhile things.
Oh Katie...you are so inspirational. Its funny, we must be going through the same things in our lives, because I have been working on some of these things lately. It feels so good to feel like I am actually accomplishing something.
I like the Disneyland idea...I live 4 miles away from Disneyland, and I hope that if you come all the way here to go to Disneyland that you are going to see your friend Traci.
I am contemplating on whether to post the things I have been working on, so I can do this with you. I just need to confidence to do it!
Just to share, one thing I have on my list is to have a dance party every week day morning before we start the day. I have been doing it the last couple of days and it really starts the day off right instead of worrying about what I have to get done...WE DANCE!!
I love the idea!! My friend, Laura, whose blog you can link to made a list a few posts ago- it is very inspirational too! I am a bit overwhelmed at the moment to start my own, but rest assured, you have planted a good seed in my brain for the near future. I am already thinking of things....
Ouch, that hurts!
I am a tad nervous to see what I will come up with! I LOVED your list!!
Wow- pretty amazing!
what do have to be embarrassed about? I'm impressed!!
Love your list, and it is inspiring. bringing into focus the joy of living, loving and accomplishing. Cheering for you!
I love this idea. After I graduate in 11 days, (but, whose counting, LOL) I will start this!
Em!
I, like Traci have many goals in common with you. Love the list and I am compiling one of my own.
OK, you have a great list! I don't know if I could even think of 101 things to do... how sad. I should be able to. It just may take me an entire night to do so!
Slick list there, Katie! Some way cool stuff that I'm realizing that I ought to do also. Not the least of which are health-related. I'm living the bachelor life to its fullest, which includes such extravagances as eating out for almost every meal. Not conducive to good health!
Farmers Markets are so cool! I used to buy there all the time on my mission (there were a lot of rural areas that had some good ones!) But two things under you going green thing you might want to know. First, if you are doing organic meals for yourself, GREAT! But turns out that they may not be as helpful for the environment as non-organics. See this. Number two, be careful about placement of those CFL bulbs. They last much longer and use way less energy, but they also have some Mercury in them. Meaning if one of your kids knocks one over and it breaks, it can be VERY dangerous. Plus, some people have theorized that because of the mercury, they could pollute more than regular bulbs in the long run. I haven't seen anything to really confirm or deny this yet, but it's a concern. But make sure to put them in spots that the kids can't break them.
Anyway, have fun with your list!
I've never heard of soda bottles in the tank. So, do you put a full, unopened bottle in the tank to make the water go up so you're kind of tricking the tank into thinking it emptied out to refill?
I love your list. And I love how organized it is.
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